EDM4S vs Iron Beam: Specs Compared

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ACounter-drone & directed energy

EDM4S

Portable anti-drone weapon

BCounter-drone & directed energy

Iron Beam

Laser air defense system

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 19 rows sourced on both sides

1.05m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.05 m

Length

Single source

1,050 mm (41 in)^[source]

220mm

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

EDM4S and Iron Beam configuration
Specification	EDM4S	Iron Beam
Type	Portable anti-drone weapon^[source]	Laser air defense system^[source]
Place of origin	Lithuania^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	2021–present^[source]	28 December 2025^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Israel^[source]

Wars	Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	—

Designer	NT Service UAB^[source]	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems^[source]

Designed	c. 2018^[source]	2010–2025^[source]

Unit cost	around $15,000^[source]	$10s million for a system, few dollars per interception^[source]

Variants	EDM4S-UA Skylock Skybeam^[source]	—

Role	portable electronic warfare anti-drone device^[source]	—

Source measurement	The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of 3–5 km (2–3 mi), as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of autonomy , it may then fall out of the sky, make a controlled landing, return to an earlier waypoint, or continue operating normally.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The device can have 4 or 6 antennas. By default there are two antennas for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, with a power of 10 W each, one antenna for the GPS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W, and one antenna for the GLONASS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The device is made of aluminium , with the "gun" portion being modelled after the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle – including a trigger to activate the device and optics for sighting. It weighs 5.5 kg and measures 1050 × 220 × 360 mm with the stock extended (830 × 220 × 360 mm without the stock extended). It is powered by a 24 V battery , which can last for up to 60 minutes.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of 3–5 km (2–3 mi), as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of autonomy , it may then fall out of the sky, make a controlled landing, return to an earlier waypoint, or continue operating normally.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The device can have 4 or 6 antennas. By default there are two antennas for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, with a power of 10 W each, one antenna for the GPS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W, and one antenna for the GLONASS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The device is made of aluminium , with the "gun" portion being modelled after the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle – including a trigger to activate the device and optics for sighting. It weighs 5.5 kg and measures 1050 × 220 × 360 mm with the stock extended (830 × 220 × 360 mm without the stock extended). It is powered by a 24 V battery , which can last for up to 60 minutes.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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